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Updated May 28, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Tax Intern at Life Technologies
Posted May 28, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2011 in Carlsbad, CA (took 1 week)
Acquired email of the recruiter from a friend already working in the company and received a response requesting a phone interview. Phone interview consisted of basic screening questions, most of them are behavioral related. Invited to on-site interview 2 days later. On-site interview consisted of interviews with multiple managers as well as associates. Questions were a mix between behavioral and technical, nothing too difficult or unexpected. Received and accepted the offer the same day.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Engineering Internship at Life Technologies
Posted May 11, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2012 (took 3 days)
A recruiter conducted the initial phone screen, then a technical interview was set up with the hiring manager from the department. The recruiter was very friendly and only asked basic background questions with no technical details. The hiring manager asked specific questions related to my projects, asked a few quiz questions but was rather nice about it, and explained what the project would entail. It was overall a speedy and friendly process.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Sales at Life Technologies
Posted May 8, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2011 (took 6 days)
Phone interview with recruiter, phone interview with manager, face to face with manager and collegue, phone interview with district manager and phone interview with another manager. My advice is to be extremely positive. Lots of behavioral questions.
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Negotiation Details
Take it or leave it.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Internal at Life Technologies
Posted Apr 28, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 (took 5 weeks)
Average timeframe
Interview Questions
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Human Resources Legal Intern at Life Technologies
Posted Apr 28, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2012 (took 3 weeks)
Had a 1:1 interview, was told the next stage would be a telePhone interview with someone in the US. Got a call a week later to say I would have a phone interview and another 1:1 interview. Both of those were in the same week and I thought that would be it. The following week I was told I would have 3 more phone interviews - 2 one after the other on one day, one a couple of days later. No one got back to me for a month. I had to phone them up to request feedback. I was told the person dealing with it was on holiday and I would get a call next week. A week went by and still nothing. I emailed asking for feedback again. I eventually got an email reply saying I had been unsuccessful. Incredibly unprofessional. Was also told they would pay for my return taxi fares for my two interviews at their offices in Paisley but no such thing happened. The whole process was a waste of time, effort and money on my part. Cheers, LT.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Senior Customer Service at Life Technologies
Posted Apr 17, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2012 in Grand Island, NY (took a day)
2 hour long interview with 4 different people, after being contacted by talent
Rep. Waited to hear for 1 week then rep contacted to check in. Was told of possible
Decision in a few days- no call at all- weeks went by- no decision - no call-I contacted them to be told this- customer service lacking on their part- 2 more weeks pass-Finally get an email I was not chosen. Job
Sounded good, but their hiring staff has poor skills in keeping people informed of status after telling them they would. I would apply again if I saw something.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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C'mon Glassdoor at Life Technologies
Posted Mar 18, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 (took 2 weeks)
Depends on department, usually thy have a guy lined up.
Negotiation Details
Take it or leave it
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Intern - Accounting at Life Technologies
Posted Mar 8, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2012 in Carlsbad, CA (took a day)
Two Phone Interviews
-Tell me about yourself
-Skill set / Basic Resume questions
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Finance Manager at Life Technologies
Posted Feb 28, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 (took 6 days)
Very long, involving many people. Seemed like management could not make up its mind within a reasonable time frame, and seemed to decide on a final interview at the last minute. Interview process dragged on for 3 months. An additional presentation was required late in the process, almost as a CYA because someone would not/could not make a decision.
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Negotiation Details
Offer was pretty much take it or leave it. Advice-push hard for better terms, but don't be surprised if the answer is that the HR rules don't allow for flexibility. One area is to negotiate for a sign-on bonus: this is a one-off payment that doesn't become part of base salary and is easier to get approved.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Senior Staff Scientist at Life Technologies
Posted Feb 18, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2010 in San Francisco, CA (took 3 days)
I visited a number of sites and met with over 10 people over the course of two days; I also had phone interviews. I had skills tests plus presentations about my current and past work. I was able to ask questions as well in the allotted time, which really helped make my decision. Finally, I had 1:1 meetings with a lot of potential colleagues.
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Negotiation Details
Do your research when negotiating, even if you do not have competing offers (I did). Reasonable evidence yields reasonable results. Let them give you an offer first, and definitely counter. They do have salary ranges for position descriptions, but they are flexible for other types of compensation (stock, milestone/signing bonuses).
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation, a Skills Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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